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May 21, 2009

Keith Olbermann versus Rush Limbaugh--Rush should be proud to be attacked by television's most toxic personality

I put the following post up as a comment on tv newser this morning. Typepad is not letting me link to it...it is either a problem with my Mac or with typepad. You can go to the link here: http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msnbc/olbermann_mentions_rush_limbaughs_name_over_and_over_again_117047.asp#disqus_thread

The comment is below. TV Newser is one of my favorite websites and one that has all the inside baseball on the news industry. I also put a comment last night about Jeff Macke's weird appearance on CNBC Tuesday night.

comment by IrishLightning:

Often times you can judge a man by the character of his enemies, and Rush can feel very good about himself knowing that television's most toxic personality, Keith Olbermann, is attacking him and saying FU. Olbermann continues to claim the crown as the Anti-Tim Russert. Everything that was great about Tim, is completely lost on Keith. Whereas Tim Russert was an objective interviewer willing to listen, book, and respect all sides of an opinion, Keith limits his show to his own left wing views and sycophants who concur. Whereas Tim's show was about getting to the truth and finding out facts, Keith's show is about propaganda and spinning the facts to his left wing agenda. Whereas Tim was universally beloved for his decency, Olbermann is toxic and despised for the way he treats co-workers. I remember how touched people were at Tim Russert's memorial service. He was remembered for his generosity of spirit, loyalty, life long friendships, devotion to his family and all around decency. Tim never had the need to viciously attack people, while that is Olbermann's defining characteristic. In many ways, Keith is also the opposite of Rush. Rush Limbaugh started out on the AM dial and singlehandedly resurrected the AM dial. Olbermann joined an established format as a me too host the only different thing was he moved left to find a niche. Rush has a wonderful sense of humor, and a natural ebullience towards life. Keith seems perpetually angry, hateful and miserable. Rush Limbaugh wrote two best selling books, Keith wrote one or two books which I don't think were best sellers. Rush Limbaugh's show is based upon listeners wanting to hear what he thinks and on his ability to entertain. Keith's show is based upon him attacking other people and people watching to see just how crazy he has become. Rush has been married three times, Keith never married. On the surface, maybe that is better for Keith until you realize Rush was able to find a wife before he was rich and famous where Keith could not get anyone to marry him until he signed an 8 figure contract. Rush Limbaugh will go down in history as a broadcast legend, Keith will be a footnote. Rush loves America and focuses on our nation's great qualities and our nobility. Keith delights in exposing America's foibles and has an overall negative view of our nation. Rush Limbaugh promotes an agenda based upon individual liberty and freedom. He believes in the average American. Keith Olbermman has contempt for middle America and is the type of reporter who would have thrived at Pravda. Rush realizes Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War, brought an end to the Soviet Union, freed millions from oppression and created a 25 year economic boom unrivaled in history. Olbermann said Reagan is dead and he was a lousy President. At the end of the day, Keith Olbermann is an unpleasant, toxic human being who has made a name for himself with his hateful, hyper partisan persona. Rush Limbaugh has none of Keith's nastiness and phoniness. Rush, you should be proud that someone like Keith dislikes you. It is a wonderful compliment.

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